Another little setback this morning before work... I am unable to remove the rear center brace on the stand, which means I will not be able to fit a 20L reservoir tank under there. The best I'll be able to do is a standard 10g. I'm not too happy about it, but using a 10 gallon will allow me to remove the sump without having to move heaven and earth. I will probably keep some aerated FW in the fish closet to top off the reservoir without having to run the kati/ani all the time.
I'm going to go grab a 10g on my way to work and I'll try spray painting it tomorrow, rather than brushing it on since that takes a few days. I'm trying to have the DT in it's final place tomorrow night.